Automating Pre-Roll Video Ads in WordPress with Elementor Video Widgets
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I wanted a way to add pre-roll ads to Elementor videos without turning each page into a custom embed project. The main problem was not video playback itself, it was configuration drift. Once ads live in separate shortcodes, extra players, or theme code, editors lose track of what controls the final experience. So I built a plugin that extends the existing Elementor Video widget instead of replacing it. Inside the widget, I add a dedicated Video Ads section where an editor can enable a pre-roll